Course Standards

2026-2027 Academic Year

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CI10 Cisco Network Engineering Technology I

Course Type: Adopted

Standard/Objective Number	Standard/Objective	Course Weight	RBT Designation
1.00	Explain the advances in modern network technologies.	3%	B2 Understand Conceptual
2.00	Apply procedures to implement initial settings including passwords, IP addressing, and default gateway parameters on a network switch and end devices.	4%	C3 Apply Procedural
3.00	Explain how network protocols enable devices to access local and remote network resources.	7%	B2 Understand Conceptual
4.00	Explain how physical layer protocols, services, and network media support communications across data networks.	5%	B2 Understand Conceptual
5.00	Understand how to calculate numbers between decimal, binary, and hexadecimal systems.	2%	B2 Understand Conceptual
6.00	Explain how media access control in the data link layer supports communication across networks.	3%	B2 Understand Conceptual
7.00	Explain how Ethernet operates in a switched network.	4%	B2 Understand Conceptual
8.00	Explain how routers use network layer protocols and services to enable end-to-end connectivity.	9%	B2 Understand Conceptual
9.00	Explain how ARP and ND enable communication on a network.	8%	B2 Understand Conceptual
10.00	Apply procedures to implement initial settings on a router and end devices.	6%	C3 Apply Procedural
11.00	Understand how to calculate an IPv4 subnetting scheme to efficiently segment a network.	7%	B2 Understand Conceptual
12.00	Apply procedures to implement an IPv6 addressing scheme.	8%	C3 Apply Procedural
13.00	Understand the various tools used to test network connectivity.	6%	B2 Understand Conceptual
14.00	Understand how to compare the operations of transport layer protocols in supporting end to end communication.	7%	B2 Understand Conceptual
15.00	Explain the operation of application layer protocols in providing support to end-user applications.	6%	B2 Understand Conceptual
16.00	Understand how to configure switches and routers with device hardening features to enhance security.	7%	B2 Understand Conceptual
17.00	Apply procedures to implement a network design for a small network to include a router, a switch, and end devices.	8%	C3 Apply Procedural

Essential standards (highlighted in gray below) are big, powerful ideas that are necessary and essential for students to know to be successful in a course. Essential standards identify the appropriate verb and cognitive process intended for the student to accomplish. Essential standards provide value throughout a student's career, in other courses, and translate to the next level of education or world of work.

Objectives/Indicators (rows not highlighted in gray below) provide another level of detail for each Essential Standard.

Adapted or Adopted Course includes essential standards and, in many cases, specific objectives/indicators aligned with business and industry standards and/or criteria for credentials or certifications. The course standards are designed using the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT). If the POL is a CTE State Assessment, the course is written at the level of the ESSENTIAL STANDARD and assesses the intended outcome of the sum of its objectives/indicators.

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Standard/Objective Number: The essential standard is denoted by the digits before the dot; objectives/indicators are indicated by the final 2 digits.
Standard/Objective: Essential standard and specific objective/indicator statements per essential standard. Each essential standard statement or specific objective/indicator begins with an action verb and makes a complete sentence when combined with The learner will be able to... Outcome behavior in each essential standard or objective/indicator statement is denoted by the verb plus its object.
Course Weight: Shows the relative importance of each essential standard or objective/indicator. Course weight is used to help determine the percentage of total class time that is spent on each objective/indicator.
RBT Designation: Classification of outcome behavior in essential standards and indicator statements in Dimensions according to the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy:
Cognitive Process Dimension: 1 Remember, 2 Understand, 3 Apply, 4 Analyze, 5 Evaluate, 6 Create.
Knowledge Dimension: A Factual Knowledge, B Conceptual Knowledge, C Procedural Knowledge.